Rose Petals Past - The Art of Vintage Romance

"Sing a Little Louder  " Mixed Media Tutorial I have created this piece on Canvas 30 x 40 cm But the project would also work on Journal paper. Step 1. Collage pieces of old music sheets and paper doilies. I use # Decopage Matte Medium  Step 2 Choose your stencil and sponge the image with Gesso Step 3 Use spray inks over your canvas. I have used Kaisercraft inks Step 4 Spray with water and let the inks do their thing! Step5 Apply more stencils #Tim Holtz, over your canvas with Texture Paste Step 6 I have used Butterfly stamps by Kaisercraft,  Stamp out onto lunch wrap paper using Black Stazon ink, cut out and glue onto canvas.  Choose a paper napkin with flowers, peel off the backing and collage onto your canvas. Step 7 Load your filbert paintbrush In Titanium White and highlight the flowers.  Paint in a few extra leaves using Jade and Titanium.  Dyrbrush the larger butterfly wings in Titanium. Add s...

If you would like to purchase an Original Artwork from Me,  I will be participating in the Mt Tamborine "Craft Extravaganza"  This is held in Main Steet, North Tambourine from the 6-8 May 2016 I only attend a few shows a year,  so here is your chance to own something from my "Vintage Romance"  Collection.

Ballerina Box Start by choosing your Cardboard or Paper Mache box to work on.  Take a piece of lace big enough to cover your box lid and scrape Texture Paste using a palette knife through the lace,  lift lace carefully, decide where your image transfer is going the smooth that area of texture down with your knife and leave to dry. Choose a laser copy of an image you want to use. I chose a vintage ballerina from Graphics Fairy. Cut around the image and apply Deco-Page Medium# ( Deco Art product) to the surface and to your inked image, apply to box and leave to dry for a few hours. Use a water spryer to dampen image and begin to rub the backing paper to reveal your transferred image, be gentle with your rubbing to avoid tears. Paint in your roses around your image using a 1/2" Angle brush, same brush to paint in leaves, Hightlight leaves with Titanium White, add shadow of pink on some,Raw Umber on others, paint in thin ribbons amongst the roses with ...

This mixed media canvas formed from the idea of finding your own identity, the butterfly symbolising the transformation journey we are all on, focusing on the belief that the journey will be worth it.  I have found when in the natural it seems impossible faith can show you how strong you have become, that you can bloom, be free and sing your own song.  You can be you! Step 1  Choose your favourite stencils and randomly apply patterns over your canvas with Gesso. When this is dry, apply spray inks over the stencilling. I have used Kaisermists. Step 2 Collage torn strips of Music sheet paper to your canvas using Modge Podge                            Step 3 Adhere tissue Paper Flowers cut from paper napkins . I really like to use the Decopage Napkin/Tissue paper Medium for this step Step 4 Using a music stencil paint in the design using a dry brush and Burnt Umber pain...

  Welocome  to my first Workshop Wednesday Tutorial,  Today we are going to explore texture, image transfer,  stencilling and painting loose roses,  If you love the vintage romantic style of painting, I know you will enjoy this project!                                                  Painted" Vintage Romance" style Canvas Step 1, Use Decoart Impasto Medium to add texture and stencil designs  to your canvas using a palette knife. Allow to dry. Paint over the texture with a coat of Raw Umber.Rub Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline) over some of the raised texture on canvas. Using a large brush give the canvas a coat of Warm White.  Use a cloth/sandpaper to rub over texture revealing some of the background colour, where the Vaseline was , the white paint will wipe away. Print a laser copy of th...

Since 2015 I have been a member of the Deco Art Helping Artist Program Shortly I will be using this blog to show you how to use some of their products in your artwork. Look out for "Workshop Wednesdays" coming soon! May your Artwork be your  own kind of Beautiful.

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